Power Rankings

Computed from this season's results: record, scoring margin, strength of schedule, recent form, offense and defense, quality wins and bad losses, streak and poll position. The conference tables are on Standings.

14th season · through Week 5

#	Team	Record	Conf	Streak	Last 3	PF/G	PA/G	SOS	Best win	Worst loss	Rating
1	Mercer #9 SoCon	3-0	1-0	W3	WWW	43.3	10.3	#90	W 37-21 WOF (3-2)	-	86.6
2	Northern Arizona #5 Big Sky	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	47.7	22.0	#77	W 45-21 SHU (3-1)	-	85.2
3	Colgate #25 Patriot	4-0	0-0	W4	WWW	38.0	20.5	#56	W 31-24 ALST (3-1)	-	84.3
4	Montana State #1 Big Sky	4-0	0-0	W4	WWW	39.5	24.3	#55	W 38-15 TARL (3-1)	-	83.1
5	Tennessee State #3 BS-OVC	4-0	1-0	W4	WWW	33.3	19.3	#72	W 35-30 MONT (2-1)	-	82.9
6	Youngstown State #2 MVFC	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	48.0	12.0	#126	W 48-7 LAMAR (1-2)	-	82.5
7	Presbyterian Independents	4-0	1-0	W4	WWW	35.3	18.3	#95	W 41-21 DSU (3-1)	-	82.3
8	Dartmouth #8 Ivy League	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	41.3	10.3	#130	W 38-14 FOR (1-3)	-	80.7
9	Hampton CAA	3-0	1-0	W3	WWW	33.7	17.0	#102	W 21-7 TOWS (2-1)	-	78.8
10	Rhode Island #4 CAA	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	35.7	20.3	#98	W 38-21 DUQ (2-2)	-	78.2
11	Eastern Washington #19 Big Sky	4-0	0-0	W4	WWW	33.5	19.8	#105	W 31-9 SIU (2-1)	-	78.1
12	Sacramento State Big Sky	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	32.0	20.0	#77	W 31-24 USD (3-1)	-	77.6
13	Mcneese State Southland	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	34.5	6.5	#124	W 31-13 MERR (1-3)	-	76.6
14	Southeastern Louisiana Southland	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	27.5	10.0	#84	W 24-3 VALPO (2-2)	-	76.3
15	Texas A&M-Commerce Southland	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	37.5	14.0	#127	W 34-14 TNTC (1-3)	-	75.9
16	UC Davis #11 Big Sky	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	38.3	22.7	#108	W 35-17 TXSO (1-2)	-	75.6
17	New Hampshire #17 CAA	4-0	1-0	W4	WWW	37.5	25.3	#105	W 39-37 NDAK (2-1)	-	75.5
18	Cal Poly #23 Big Sky	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	27.3	18.0	#98	W 31-24 LIU (3-1)	-	75.0
19	Gardner Webb BS-OVC	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	33.3	16.3	#112	W 38-14 BUT (2-2)	-	74.9
20	Indiana State MVFC	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	32.5	8.5	#127	W 30-17 DRKE (1-3)	-	74.6
21	Southeast Missouri St BS-OVC	4-0	1-0	W4	WWW	37.0	25.3	#111	W 42-28 UNCO (2-1)	-	73.4
22	Stephen F. Austin #15 Southland	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	25.0	12.7	#112	W 24-21 SUU (2-2)	-	73.2
23	Idaho Big Sky	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	36.5	21.0	#124	W 45-21 SFU (1-3)	-	71.7
24	Monmouth #16 CAA	3-0	1-0	W3	WWW	34.0	24.0	#112	W 34-24 DUQ (2-2)	-	71.1
25	Furman SoCon	2-0	0-0	W2	WW	28.0	14.0	#127	W 21-19 DRKE (1-3)	-	70.6
26	Eastern Illinois BS-OVC	3-0	0-0	W3	WWW	28.0	11.7	#131	W 31-7 DSU (0-9)	-	70.3
27	Yale #12 Ivy League	2-1	0-0	W2	LWW	35.0	16.0	#76	W 35-7 ACU (4-1)	L 35-38 BUT (2-2)	69.0
28	Abilene Christian #14 UAC	4-1	0-0	W2	LWW	18.8	11.6	#82	W 21-14 WM (2-1)	L 7-35 YALE (2-1)	64.8
29	Alabama State SWAC	3-1	0-0	W1	WLW	32.0	22.5	#54	W 30-24 PEAY (3-2)	L 24-31 COLG (4-0)	64.3
30	Delaware State Independents	3-1	1-1	W1	WLW	28.0	20.8	#48	W 24-7 RICH (2-1)	L 21-41 PRESB (4-0)	64.1
31	Idaho State #13 Big Sky	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	33.7	12.3	#110	W 49-10 UWF (4-9)	L 17-21 BUT (2-2)	63.1
32	William & Mary CAA	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	28.3	18.0	#70	W 35-20 PEAY (3-2)	L 14-21 ACU (4-1)	61.9
33	Montana #6 Big Sky	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	31.0	24.0	#20	W 28-21 LIND (2-2)	L 30-35 TNST (4-0)	61.4
34	Cornell Ivy League	3-1	0-0	W1	WLW	31.0	16.0	#120	W 35-10 FOR (1-3)	L 24-27 FAMU (2-1)	61.3
35	UT Martin BS-OVC	3-1	0-1	W3	WWW	28.8	21.0	#121	W 27-13 UTU (2-2)	L 28-42 WIU (2-3)	60.8
36	Prarie View A&M SWAC	3-1	0-0	W3	WWW	24.3	20.5	#89	W 28-17 PENN (2-1)	L 7-27 UWF (4-9)	60.3
37	San Diego Independents	3-1	0-0	L1	WWL	29.0	20.5	#68	W 30-27 WEB (1-2)	L 24-31 SAC (3-0)	60.2
38	Brown Ivy League	3-1	0-0	L1	WWL	28.3	16.8	#103	W 30-7 GTWN (2-2)	L 28-31 BUCK (2-2)	59.9
39	Bryant CAA	2-1	1-0	W1	WLW	24.3	17.7	#74	W 17-9 ALBY (2-1)	L 21-28 RICH (2-1)	59.8
40	Tarleton State #7 UAC	3-1	0-0	W1	WLW	36.5	28.5	#112	W 48-24 DSU (0-9)	L 15-38 MTST (4-0)	58.2
41	North Dakota #22 MVFC	2-1	0-0	W2	LWW	42.0	30.3	#57	W 41-38 LEH (2-2)	L 37-39 UNH (4-0)	58.2
42	Long Island Independents	3-1	1-0	L1	WWL	29.8	24.3	#73	W 31-28 HCU (1-1)	L 24-31 CP (3-0)	57.0
43	Penn Ivy League	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	25.3	17.7	#77	W 35-25 WAG (2-6)	L 17-28 PVAMU (3-1)	56.2
44	Richmond Patriot	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	16.3	16.0	#69	W 28-21 BRY (2-1)	L 7-24 DSU (3-1)	55.6
45	Towson CAA	2-1	0-1	L1	WWL	23.0	14.0	#90	W 34-7 MU (1-9)	L 7-21 HAMP (3-0)	55.5
46	Sacred Heart Independents	3-1	2-0	L1	WWL	24.8	21.3	#85	W 31-26 DAY (2-2)	L 21-45 NAU (3-0)	55.4
47	Florida A&M SWAC	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	26.0	26.0	#35	W 27-24 COR (3-1)	L 24-34 COLG (4-0)	55.2
48	Southern Illinois #21 MVFC	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	31.0	24.7	#77	W 42-26 DRKE (1-3)	L 9-31 EWU (4-0)	55.0
49	Western Carolina SoCon	3-1	1-0	W1	WLW	26.5	23.8	#94	W 31-24 WOF (3-2)	L 17-34 SCST (1-3)	54.7
50	Harvard Ivy League	2-1	0-0	W2	LWW	23.0	19.0	#86	W 24-17 HC (2-1)	L 17-24 MAINE (1-3)	54.5
51	East Tennessee State SoCon	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	28.7	19.7	#98	W 24-7 NORF (2-2)	L 14-24 MORE (1-3)	54.0
52	Southern Utah #20 UAC	2-2	0-0	W2	LWW	20.3	15.8	#26	W 24-13 TXSO (1-2)	L 16-20 TNST (4-0)	53.9
53	Miss Valley State SWAC	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	27.7	25.3	#57	W 21-17 LIND (2-2)	L 31-42 PRESB (4-0)	53.5
54	Houston Christian Southland	1-1	0-0	W1	LW	30.0	26.5	#15	W 32-22 ILST (2-1)	L 28-31 LIU (3-1)	53.5
55	Illinois State #18 MVFC	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	27.0	21.0	#112	W 28-7 RMU (1-3)	L 22-32 HCU (1-1)	53.4
56	North Dakota State MVFC	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	31.7	23.0	#122	W 30-10 MU (1-9)	L 21-35 SHU (2-2)	53.4
57	Northern Colorado Big Sky	2-1	0-0	W1	WLW	37.0	30.3	#98	W 41-28 TU (0-6)	L 28-42 SEMO (4-0)	53.1
58	Austin Peay UAC	3-2	0-0	W1	LLW	27.8	19.8	#57	W 31-0 BUCK (2-2)	L 20-35 WM (2-1)	53.0
59	Holy Cross USER Patriot	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	21.0	20.3	#57	W 23-16 NOVA (2-2)	L 17-24 HARV (2-1)	52.5
60	South Dakota State #10 MVFC	1-1	0-0	L1	WL	24.0	22.5	#11	W 31-14 VALPO (2-2)	L 17-31 MTST (4-0)	51.9
61	Villanova CAA	2-2	1-0	W2	LWW	23.0	22.8	#40	W 35-7 STON (2-1)	L 17-44 STET (2-2)	51.8
62	Wofford SoCon	3-2	3-2	L1	WWL	26.6	22.8	#70	W 37-6 SAM (1-2)	L 24-31 WCU (3-1)	51.3
63	Dayton Independents	2-2	1-2	W1	WLW	30.0	24.3	#57	W 35-14 SHU (2-2)	L 28-31 DSU (3-1)	50.7
64	Norfolk State Independents	2-2	0-0	W2	LWW	18.0	23.0	#27	W 27-10 UAPB (2-1)	L 7-24 ETSU (2-1)	50.1
65	UAlbany CAA	2-1	0-1	L1	WWL	22.3	22.0	#86	W 16-14 WAG (2-6)	L 9-17 BRY (2-1)	50.1
66	UAPB SWAC	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	19.7	17.0	#122	W 21-3 MU (1-9)	L 10-27 NORF (2-2)	49.3
67	South Dakota #24 MVFC	1-1	0-0	L1	WL	41.5	24.0	#112	W 52-14 TU (0-6)	L 31-34 VALPO (2-2)	49.1
68	Georgetown Patriot	2-2	0-0	L1	WWL	23.3	21.5	#48	W 20-17 UTU (2-2)	L 28-29 UWG (2-1)	48.4
69	UTRGV Southland	1-1	0-0	W1	LW	27.5	22.0	#82	W 24-10 SAM (1-2)	L 31-34 STET (2-2)	48.1
70	Central Arkansas UAC	2-2	0-0	L1	WWL	26.8	25.3	#40	W 23-7 BUCK (2-2)	L 28-40 LEH (2-2)	47.9
71	Lehigh Patriot	2-2	0-0	W1	LLW	37.0	31.0	#32	W 40-28 UCA (2-2)	L 38-41 NDAK (2-1)	47.6
72	Lindenwood BS-OVC	2-2	1-0	W1	WLW	18.8	19.0	#64	W 10-7 WIU (2-3)	L 21-28 MONT (2-1)	47.4
73	West Georgia UAC	2-1	0-0	W2	LWW	29.3	27.3	#112	W 29-28 GTWN (2-2)	L 28-35 RMU (1-3)	47.1
74	Butler Independents	2-2	0-0	L2	WLL	22.5	28.5	#15	W 38-35 YALE (2-1)	L 17-24 NOVA (2-2)	47.0
75	Stonehill Independents	2-2	1-1	L1	WWL	26.0	22.5	#95	W 35-21 NDSU (2-1)	L 24-27 CIT (1-3)	46.6
76	Stony Brook CAA	2-1	0-1	L1	WWL	15.7	20.3	#112	W 20-17 MRST (1-3)	L 7-35 NOVA (2-2)	45.3
77	Bucknell Patriot	2-2	0-0	W2	LWW	15.5	25.3	#47	W 31-28 BRWN (3-1)	L 7-23 UCA (2-2)	44.3
78	Charleston Southern BS-OVC	1-1	0-0	L1	WL	19.5	21.0	#65	W 23-7 UWF (4-9)	L 16-35 MONT (2-1)	43.6
79	Eastern Kentucky UAC	2-1	0-0	L1	WWL	23.0	25.0	#108	W 24-21 MORE (1-3)	L 14-28 LAMAR (1-2)	43.5
80	Alabama A&M SWAC	2-2	0-0	L1	WWL	26.8	25.3	#88	W 35-31 LAF (1-3)	L 24-28 DRKE (1-3)	42.0
81	Morehead State Independents	1-3	0-0	L2	WLL	17.3	19.8	#5	W 24-14 ETSU (2-1)	L 21-24 EKU (2-1)	41.6
82	Murray State MVFC	1-1	0-0	W1	LW	31.0	39.0	#57	W 34-29 UIW (0-3)	L 28-49 MTST (4-0)	41.3
83	Duquesne Independents	2-2	1-0	L1	LWL	21.3	24.8	#42	W 23-17 SFU (1-3)	L 24-34 MONM (3-0)	41.2
84	Western Illinois BS-OVC	2-3	2-3	L3	LLL	22.8	23.0	#17	W 42-28 UTM (3-1)	L 7-10 LIND (2-2)	41.2
85	Utah Tech UAC	2-2	0-0	L2	WLL	23.0	21.3	#103	W 28-14 CAMP (0-3)	L 17-20 GTWN (2-2)	41.0
86	Elon CAA	1-2	1-0	W1	LLW	27.3	25.0	#45	W 24-12 CAMP (0-3)	L 21-23 HC (2-1)	40.4
87	Valporaiso Independents	2-2	0-0	W1	LLW	19.8	26.8	#42	W 34-31 SDAK (1-1)	L 14-31 SDSU (1-1)	39.4
88	Northwestern State Southland	1-1	0-0	L1	WL	22.5	33.0	#46	W 21-10 MU (1-9)	L 24-56 NAU (3-0)	38.6
89	Weber State Big Sky	1-2	0-0	L2	WLL	25.3	25.0	#35	W 28-14 MAINE (1-3)	L 21-31 WCU (3-1)	38.4
90	Texas Southern SWAC	1-2	0-0	W1	LLW	20.3	22.7	#35	W 31-9 SCST (1-3)	L 13-24 SUU (2-2)	38.1
91	Stetson Independents	2-2	0-0	L2	WLL	22.5	25.8	#42	W 34-31 UTRGV (1-1)	L 3-27 PSU (1-3)	37.3
92	Bethune-Cookman SWAC	1-2	0-0	W1	LLW	24.7	24.0	#90	W 38-17 UST (0-4)	L 19-24 BUCK (2-2)	36.8
93	Chattanooga SoCon	1-2	0-0	W1	LLW	24.3	30.7	#35	W 24-22 PRIN (1-3)	L 21-28 UCA (2-2)	35.3
94	Drake Independents	1-3	0-0	W1	LLW	22.5	29.3	#9	W 28-24 AAMU (2-2)	L 26-42 SIU (2-1)	34.9
95	Samford SoCon	1-2	0-1	L2	WLL	15.7	20.3	#67	W 31-0 LAMAR (1-2)	L 10-24 UTRGV (1-1)	34.3
96	Portland State Big Sky	1-3	0-0	W1	LLW	17.3	23.3	#32	W 27-3 STET (2-2)	L 21-28 VALPO (2-2)	33.1
97	Lafayette Patriot	1-3	0-0	L1	LWL	29.0	30.5	#75	W 30-20 CCSU (0-4)	L 31-35 AAMU (2-2)	32.9
98	Robert Morris Independents	1-3	0-0	L2	WLL	15.3	27.5	#14	W 35-28 UWG (2-1)	L 7-28 ILST (2-1)	32.2
99	Lamar Southland	1-2	0-0	W1	LLW	11.7	31.0	#20	W 28-14 EKU (2-1)	L 0-31 SAM (1-2)	30.1
100	Maine CAA	1-3	0-1	L2	WLL	16.0	25.8	#29	W 24-17 HARV (2-1)	L 14-28 WEB (1-2)	29.2
101	Marist Independents	1-3	0-0	L3	LLL	16.8	22.3	#30	W 24-7 UWF (4-9)	L 6-20 SUU (2-2)	29.2
102	The Citadel SoCon	1-3	0-1	L3	LLL	24.0	33.3	#10	W 27-24 SHU (2-2)	L 24-27 WOF (3-2)	28.9
103	Princeton Ivy League	1-3	0-0	L3	LLL	20.0	21.3	#35	W 24-13 DAV (1-3)	L 22-24 CHAT (1-2)	28.3
104	South Carolina State Independents	1-3	0-0	L1	LWL	22.5	26.8	#63	W 34-17 WCU (3-1)	L 21-28 WAG (2-6)	28.2
105	Tennessee Tech BS-OVC	1-3	0-1	W1	LLW	13.8	25.8	#52	W 31-17 NICH (0-2)	L 7-28 WIU (2-3)	27.9
106	Fordham Patriot	1-3	0-0	L3	LLL	20.3	28.8	#20	W 41-14 WAG (2-6)	L 16-28 HARV (2-1)	27.1
107	Saint Francis (PA) Independents	1-3	0-1	L3	LLL	19.0	29.3	#24	W 17-14 MU (1-9)	L 17-23 DUQ (2-2)	25.6
108	Merrimack Independents	1-3	0-0	L2	WLL	24.0	32.8	#66	W 38-31 CAMP (0-3)	L 17-21 WAG (2-6)	25.3
109	West Florida Generic	4-9	0-0	L2	WLL	18.3	31.2	#53	W 27-7 PVAMU (3-1)	L 14-42 ALCN (1-3)	25.2
110	Alcorn State SWAC	1-3	0-0	L3	LLL	19.5	28.0	#51	W 42-14 UWF (4-9)	L 10-38 GTWN (2-2)	25.1
111	Davidson Independents	1-3	0-0	W1	LLW	21.0	30.3	#95	W 16-10 UIW (0-3)	L 13-24 PRIN (1-3)	24.0
112	North Carolina A&T CAA	0-4	0-1	L4	LLL	16.8	28.8	#1	-	L 10-22 UTM (3-1)	20.6
113	Mercyhurst Generic	1-9	0-0	W1	LLW	10.5	27.1	#24	W 30-10 JKST (0-4)	L 14-17 SFU (1-3)	20.3
114	Wagner Generic	2-6	0-0	L3	LLL	16.4	30.9	#48	W 28-21 SCST (1-3)	L 14-41 FOR (1-3)	18.9
115	Northern Iowa MVFC	0-3	0-0	L3	LLL	23.3	38.3	#7	-	L 21-42 UNCO (2-1)	18.8
116	VMI SoCon	0-4	0-1	L4	LLL	21.0	31.0	#18	-	L 24-34 UTU (2-2)	18.0
117	North Carolina Central Independents	0-4	0-0	L4	LLL	16.3	29.3	#13	-	L 20-27 FAMU (2-1)	17.3
118	Southern SWAC	0-4	0-0	L4	LLL	20.8	39.0	#5	-	L 17-42 SIU (2-1)	16.4
119	Grambling State SWAC	0-3	0-0	L3	LLL	15.0	37.7	#2	-	L 14-31 COR (3-1)	16.0
120	Howard Independents	0-4	0-0	L4	LLL	10.8	32.5	#3	-	L 16-35 BRY (2-1)	15.3
121	North Alabama UAC	0-3	0-0	L3	LLL	17.3	27.7	#23	-	L 24-38 UWF (4-9)	14.9
122	Incarnate Word Southland	0-3	0-0	L3	LLL	16.3	22.3	#77	-	L 10-16 DAV (1-3)	14.8
123	Delta State Generic	0-9	0-0	L9	LLL	15.2	34.2	#4	-	L 9-20 STON (2-1)	14.5
124	Columbia Ivy League	0-3	0-0	L3	LLL	21.7	33.3	#34	-	L 17-20 UWF (4-9)	13.3
125	Central Connecticut Independents	0-4	0-1	L4	LLL	9.0	23.0	#31	-	L 20-30 LAF (1-3)	13.2
126	Tuskegee Generic	0-6	0-0	L6	LLL	14.2	38.5	#7	-	L 14-52 SDAK (1-1)	12.7
127	St. Thomas(MN) Independents	0-4	0-1	L4	LLL	19.0	35.8	#19	-	L 17-38 COOK (1-2)	11.9
128	Morgan State Independents	0-4	0-1	L4	LLL	13.3	38.0	#11	-	L 7-31 SHU (2-2)	11.2
129	Nicholls Southland	0-2	0-0	L2	LL	23.5	32.0	#107	-	L 17-31 TNTC (1-3)	8.1
130	Jackson State SWAC	0-4	0-0	L4	LLL	10.3	33.0	#28	-	L 10-30 MU (1-9)	7.8
131	Campbell CAA	0-3	0-1	L3	LLL	19.0	30.0	#93	-	L 31-38 MERR (1-3)	6.9